He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
The Psalmist calls on all God's servants, whether those who stand in the temple itself or in its courts, to praise His name, not as a vague sentiment, but as praise of God in His actual infinite essence: His being, holiness, goodness, and truth. We praise what He truly is.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:1-21
God holds all lands in His sovereign hand, leasing them as He pleases. Canaan's inhabitants had ripened into such filth that the Judge of all the earth condemned them to be cut off, and Israel was sent as His executioners to claim what had been promised to Abraham long before. What comes to God's people by gift they must fight to possess, yet no enemy shall truly injure them, for trials ensure triumphs and even evils work for their good.
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I know the Lord is great, not by hearsay but by seeing and trusting His revelation, and infinitely above all pretenders to divinity. His power is absolute and almighty: He does what He pleases in heaven, earth, and sea, with none to hinder or question Him. The heathen gods can do nothing; our God does everything.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:5-14